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Symphony
Critics' Highest Rated Symphony Albums of 2026
Tonhalle-Orchester Zürich & Paavo Järvi
Mahler: Symphony No. 7
100
critic score
(1)
Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra & Edward Gardner
Brahms: Symphonies Nos. 2 and 4
80
critic score
(1)
BBC Philharmonic, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra Chorus & John Storgårds
Shostakovich: Symphony No. 2 'To October'; Symphony No. 5
80
critic score
(1)
Sir Donald Runnicles & Grand Teton Music Festival Orchestra
Mahler: Symphony No. 5
80
critic score
(1)
Kölner Akademie & Michael Alexander Willens
Friedrich Witt: Symphonies 1-3
70
critic score
(1)
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Critics' Highest Rated Symphony Albums of All Time
Tonhalle-Orchester Zürich & David Zinman
Gustav Mahler: Symphony No. 9
100
critic score
(2)
Robin Ticciati & Scottish Chamber Orchestra
Brahms: The Symphonies
100
critic score
(2)
London Philharmonic Orchestra & Klaus Tennstedt
Mahler: Symphony No. 8
100
critic score
(2)
Iván Fischer, Budapest Festival Orchestra & Miah Persson
Mahler: Symphony No. 4
100
critic score
(2)
Berliner Philharmoniker & Claudio Abbado
Mahler: Symphony No. 6
100
critic score
(2)
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Users' Highest Rated Symphony Albums of 2026
Edward Gardner
Brahms: Symphonies Nos. 2 and 4
75
user score
(5)
BBC Philharmonic
Shostakovich: Symphony No. 2 'To October'; Symphony No. 5
67
user score
(2)
Yoko Shimomura
Chronicles
52
user score
(2)
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Users' Highest Rated Symphony Albums of All Time
Dawn Upshaw, London Sinfonietta, David Zinman
Henryk Górecki: Symphony No. 3
84
user score
(250)
Berliner Philharmoniker
Beethoven: IX. Symphonie
82
user score
(234)
Herbert von Karajan
Symphonie No. 9 »Aus der neuen Welt« / Moldau
84
user score
(68)
Hermann Nitsch
Island: Eine Sinfonie in 10 Sätzen
83
user score
(55)
New York Philharmonic / Leonard Bernstein
Shostakovich: Symphony No. 5, Op. 47
82
user score
(47)
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Recent Symphony Albums
Jakub Hrůša
Bohuslav Martinů: The Symphonies
100
critic score
(1)
Czech Philharmonic
Gustav Mahler: Symphonies 1-9
100
critic score
(1)
BBC Philharmonic
Shostakovich: Symphony No. 2 'To October'; Symphony No. 5
80
critic score
(1)
Gewandhausorchester
Felix Mendelssohn: Symphonies & Oratorios
80
critic score
(1)
Tonhalle-Orchester Zürich
Mahler: Symphony No. 7
100
critic score
(1)
Donald Runnicles
Mahler: Symphony No. 5
80
critic score
(1)
Kölner Akademie
Friedrich Witt: Symphonies 1-3
70
critic score
(1)
Edward Gardner
Brahms: Symphonies Nos. 2 and 4
80
critic score
(1)
Paavo Järvi
Schubert: Symphonies No. 7 & 4
80
critic score
(1)
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82
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92
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47
2026
11
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Classical
Orchestral
Western Classical Music
